Does the Cadbury bar taste funny because it was on sale, or were the Cadbury bars on sale because they taste funny? … [Read more...] about A grocery shopper’s riddle
Life
Out of town
Flying to South Dakota for a funeral. Cross your fingers that the blizzard moves out before we get there, and also that Denver is not overly backed up. ETA: someone forgot to cross their fingers. … [Read more...] about Out of town
A brief observation
I'm vaguely dissatisfied with everything I'm reading. This probably means I should be writing instead. In other news, spring cleaning has taken place. Closets have been cleaned out. Laundry has been accomplished. And now I am sneezy. … [Read more...] about A brief observation
Fucking DST
I've just now noticed that I should have changed the clocks last night. *facepalm* In other news, State of Play ceased to be boring and resumed kicking ass in the next episode, and we got sucked into watching the rest in one sitting. If you can handle six hours' worth of … [Read more...] about Fucking DST
the joys of marriage
Michael has the flu. If you don't hear from me later in the week, send soup. In other news, our new oven is very, very shiny. More importantly, it also appears to regulate its gas flow better than its predecessor. The requisite test batch of chocolate chip cookies came out tasty … [Read more...] about the joys of marriage
dispatches from the road
STOMACH BUG INTERMITTENT STOP. YOUNGEST COUSIN MARRIED OFF STOP. FAMILY CAT OF TWENTY-TWO YEARS FOUND DECEASED STOP. IN SAN ANTONIO TILL TUESDAY STOP. WRITING OUTLOOK POOR STOP. … [Read more...] about dispatches from the road
Resolutions
I don't think I made any last year. I knew I wanted to finish a novel draft, which I did. Everything else was kind of fluid. This year: Tone down the perfectionism. I don't have to be the bestest at everything, especially when I'm trying to be two things at once. Finish the … [Read more...] about Resolutions
Wow.
Yesterday was a really good day for several friends. Erin won a contest, Beth got a book deal, and Juan and Amy had a baby. I'm sort of exhausted, and all I've been doing is sitting at my desk. Congrats all around! … [Read more...] about Wow.
quickly….
So I haven't posted much lately. Sorry about that. Here's a quick roundup of what's going on…. Michael finished his fall classes last week, did OK in both, and starts a minimester tomorrow, unless he can talk his advisor into substituting an old credit for this class. … [Read more...] about quickly….
*thud*
Home. I am so fucking grateful to not be in: a) an airplane b) an airport c) a hotel room d) a hotel ballroom, eating mass-produced hotel food e) a restaurant in a strange city, eating perfectly good food that is nonetheless slightly alien f) an airport courtesy shuttle I have … [Read more...] about *thud*
